#MEwx clouds, turning sunny with a vegie bean soup to dinner

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Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 24.8°F, Dew Point is 20.7°F, the humidity is 84%, and the outdoor temp is 24.8°F.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.78, the Absolute pressure is 29.58 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 6,000 ft / 1,828 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:14 A.M., Sunset is 4:13 P.M., Moonrise is 5:53 A.M., Moonset is 3:16 P.M. and the moon phase is waning crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 041153Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC060 M03/M05 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP112 70010 T10331050 11033 21072 58009

We received a total of 4 inches of snow from yesterday’s mini storm.

This low-cal recipe isn’t blan and tasteless, it really tastes pretty good.

Besides, with this crumby weather some real good soup is a good idea.

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Serves:  6 (1 1/3 cups)

Ingreidients

4 cups (two 16-oz cans) tomatoes, undrained

2 cups water

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ cup chopped onion

2 cups purchased coleslaw mix

1 tbsp. chili seasoning mix

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

 

  • Place undrained tomatoes in a blender and process on HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.  Pour blended tomatoes into large saucepan.
  • Stir in 2 cups water, ½ cup celery, ½ cup onion, 2 cups purchased coleslaw mix, chili seasoning mix, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, and 1 tsp. parsley flakes.  Add pinto beans and red kidney beans.  Mix well to combine.
  • Bring mixture to a boil.  Lower heat.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

HINT:   1½ cups shredded cabbage and ½ cup shredded carrots may be used in place of purchased coleslaw mix.

Exchanges:  2½ vegetable, 1 meat, 1 starch

Calories:  185; fat:  1 g; protein:  10 g; carbohydrate:  34 g; sodium:  864 mg; fiber:  3 g

 

Next, get on the treadmill like I do.

 

 

 

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